Kaohsiung American School
Zuoying District, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan · Est. 1989
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- Students
- 700
- Established
- 1989
- Curriculum
- US standards (PreK-5), IB MYP and IB DP; American high school diploma
About this school
Kaohsiung American School (KAS) was founded by members of the expatriate community and opened in 1989 with 16 students in Kindergarten to Grade 8, housed in apartments in the Chang Gung Hospital compound. After several moves it settled on Cueihua Road in Zuoying District, where it added Taiwan's first LEED-certified academic building. The school has grown to more than 700 students from PreK to Grade 12.
Elementary learning (PreK-Grade 5) is based on US standards, including Common Core and NGSS, within an inquiry framework, with Mandarin for native speakers and learners. Middle school follows the IB Middle Years Programme and high school the IB Diploma Programme; graduates receive an accredited American high school diploma and may also earn the IB Diploma or bilingual diploma. KAS is WASC-accredited, an IB World School and a US State Department-assisted school.
- A 400-seat theatre, a lecture hall and five science labs
- An elementary STEAM makerspace and a library with a computer lab
- A six-lane saltwater pool, gym, dance studio, basketball court and football field
